Fun and work. That’s CrossFit in a nutshell. Take a look at Sue here.
When’s the last time you saw someone smiling that much while they worked out a regular gym? (Even though I messed up retouching the photo and Sue looks like she has a Fu Manchu mustache here. And, really, she doesn’t.)
CF Dodgeball Fun, then some max Push Jerks: What more could a girl ask for?
In other news: BILL LIVES! Yessiree, we received an e-mail from our buddy Bill, who (it turns out) is on the lam from the law doggies in Canada. Something about off-shore bank accounts and the IRS — I didn’t get the whole story before the e-mail self-destructed.
(Or, I’m making that up! Bill moved to Wallingford due to work and might join the evil Power Barn! Boo hiss! Oh wait, we love the Power Barn. Never mind. Anyhow, Bill misses everyone and says hello!)
Also: Nutrition 101 — the ONE Rule to Remember.
(Oh — and 7pm tonight is the VIP Class! Come if you think you can hang with the big dogs . . .)
November 19th, 2008 at 11:32 am
that’s not a fu manchu – its just sue…breathing fire!!! the pose in that pict reminds me of a shot of “before” sue in a park, catching some ball.
@ Lis, I may (really can’t emphasize that word enough) try to make it to some of the 5 am’s when you start adding them, any chance of anymore 7 pm’s?
November 19th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
i see wordpress is fighting the good fight and boycotting daylight savings time – thats good, i thought i would be having lunch soon, guess not…
and is a 115lb jerk from Sue?
November 19th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Nice Sue! Breathing fire and jerking 115 in the same day. That’s a heck of a day! I wonder what she will come up with at tonight’s VIP class??
November 19th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Well stated – though I will add that I am usually fondest of CrossFit before and after the WOD, seldomly during
Speaking of which, I will concede that last nights was fun! I am very surprised how very sore I am today from a 1×7 of push jerks!? I wish I was able to get that last one though…. just couldn’t stabilize. It haunted me all night.
See some of y’all at 6 tonight.
November 19th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
push jerks and dodgeball sounds like the best combo!
see ya’ll wednesday!!!
November 19th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Since I can no longer hang with the big dogs, I will not be in attendance for the 7 pm class tonite…. Though now that I have to be at work before 7 am, I may look at the 5 am classes also once we start those up.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
For the third time in the past 6 weeks, SUSAN has beat me! Go Sue! She now has a bigger CrossFit Total than me, can Push Jerk more than me, and (I think) deadlift more than me! Plus she pulled a sub-2min 500m row last week.
I suspect I still have her in the wise-ass retort column as well as creative use of swear words.
A girl’s got to have something on which to hang her hat.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Jill — why not come tonight at 7? Get here! And how about Fri night for dinner?
November 19th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
THANK YOU, LIS!! That Modern Forager article might be one of the best online articles I’ve read in the past year (aside from the one introducing me to CrossFit). If you can’t get it in the perimeter of a grocery store, you don’t want to be eating it. Period. I’m so incredibly impressed by those two articles. Wow. I’m glad someone finally put it into words.
November 19th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
yeah jill come to the 7:00 tonight
November 19th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
Daily update for the Friday Night Follies — here’s who’s in:
Lis
Jackie
Sue
Pamela
Maybes: Melissa+Kirk, RayRay, Becky, Barry
Anybody else?
November 19th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Oh — and last thing — we’re not doing “Nicole” tonight. We’ll be having something else that’s even more fun . . .
November 19th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
Unfort I am working til 8 so I wont make it…After today I will have done 38 hours so far this week. I need to workout, yet cant seem to find the time. Though I have been swimming in the am’s with my team so at least its something!
I’m a no go for Friday dinner – we have a swim meet both Friday night & Saturday. But I’m looking forward to FAT FRIDAY!!! I have a few days off so what better to do than CFW!
November 19th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
It was a good day for Sue…
When I hit a new PR, I get a little overwhelmed…I still can’t believe its me…
CF has changed my life…
The people I work out with have changed my life… I’m a lucky girl…see you all tonight…
November 20th, 2008 at 12:46 am
So, watched a guy on tv named Hahn
who advocates weight training for children (which is good), but when asked how much cardio should children be doing he said,
“this is an intresting scientifically proven fact- Children cannot develop their cadiovascular capacity, it is already as deleloped as it can get.”
?? WTF…. can that be right? I don’t buy it.. but I think he may have convinced me with his finely tuned argument lol
thoughts????